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Generally speaking, our wheel rims have popped right out of our tires pretty easily with a little persuasion from a tire iron. Four of our wheels were clean and dry inside when we disassembled them. There is minimal corrosion on the wheels and bead locks. Basically, it all went well and the...
We aren't associated with OnShape in any way, but it is a pretty neat online CAD program AND it's free! We have been making a CAD model of the basic M1078 chassis so that we can design our camper hab to integrate nicely with the truck. We thought we would share the CAD model so that it can be...
My wife and I made some nice new mud flaps for our LMTV. We tried to find good replacement flaps, but everything we found was either not the right size, or it was too expensive. Maybe others know a better replacement, but we opted to make a new set.
We ordered fiber reinforced exterior grade...
I've been looking at a lot of M1078 lately searching for the best one to go after.
I'm considering several, but I had a question on the data plate on one of them. They have all had stamped text on the data plates up to this point, but this one has hand engraved text on it instead of stamped...
So, I've been spending time hunting for a reasonable M1078 to purchase. I was looking at one today, and I noticed that it had a CARC date stamp on the driver-side door frame. I assume this is referring to CARC paint, but I was curious about the date. The data plate on the dash showed a...
Hello all,
I’m new posting here, but I have browsed the forum much in the past. I have also been active on other military vehicle forums for years (G503).
This write-up might be a little long, but I’d love your input on the suitability of the M1078/M1079 for my use.
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